Table of contents

Module-1: Preparation for Cotton Picking .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Module-2: Cotton picking from ready to pick boll ................................................................................................................................... 5

Module-3: Dry the picked cotton ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Module-4: Clean picked cotton ..................................................................................................................................................................9

List of Machinery and Equipment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

List of consumables …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

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Competency Standards – Cotton Picking

Module-1: Preparation for Cotton Picking

Overview: These competency standards will ensure that the trainees will have the fundamental knowledge and skills to be competent in pre-picking preparation

Competency Unit Performance Criteria Knowledge Criteria

A-1: Wear Proper P.1: Demonstrate and explain protective clothing for K.1: Explain the actual advantages of wearing scarf, gloves, mask, Dress cotton picking and appropriate regional differences. long gown and use of cotton bags.

K.2: Explain the life hazards due to use of chemicals.

K3: Convincing the trainees about the probable damage that can happen to quality of crop and picked cotton due to inappropriate dressing.

A-2: Select ready P.1: Classify the cotton bolls, plants and plots having K.1: Explain the process of calculating the percentage of opened to pick boll diseased or damaged bolls using industry standard cotton bolls using the inner and outer sides of the field. Learn of the

classifications.. inner and outer sides of the field to check percentage of opened cotton bolls. P.2: Identify and pick good quality cotton from bolls

without damaging the plant as well as immature (un- K2: Explain the fully matured (mostly fully opened: around 60 %) ripened) bolls. cotton bolls.

P.3: Describe or explain how losses can be minimised K3: Give knowledge to Explain potential damage to the quality of by using the weather forecast cotton due to climate variability.

A-3: Start picking in P.1: Demonstrate the systematic row wise way of walk K.1: Explain the benefits and better results of doing picking in rows. rows and picking sequence of cotton pickers so there is no

damage of immature bolls of plant. K.2: Explain the benefits of proper planning of start of cotton picking keeping the nature of field in view. P.2: Explain the disadvantages or losses that could

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occur for not following the row wise sequence while

picking seed cotton.

P.3: Arrange the pickers in rows under the supervision of supervisor.

A-4: Supervise the P.1: Inspect / manage the cotton pickers regarding the K.1: Counselling the pickers about complete knowledge and cotton pickers required way of picking. information required for preparation of cotton picking.

P.2: Arrange the pickers in rows under the supervision of supervisor

P.3: Demonstrate ways to monitor whether the field workers’ follow the correct procedure or not.

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Module-2: Cotton picking from ready to pick boll

Overview: These competency standards will ensure that the trainee will have the basic knowledge, skill and competency to be able to identify diseased and healthy cotton and to be able to separate them during picking

Competency Unit Performance Criteria Knowledge Criteria

B-1: Pick the P.1: Inspect cotton plant along with its important parts K.1: Explain the different diseases or identification of the probable complete/matured according to industry standard classifications. damages that can attack the cotton plant in general and cotton cotton from bolls boll in particular.

P.2: Differentiate between healthy and diseased

cotton K.2: Get skilled of cotton picking from bottom to top.

K.3: Explain why cotton picking is to be avoided just after rain fall.

B-2: Separate the P.1: Evaluate the standard reasons and advantages K.1: Explain various forms of contamination (addition of leaves, diseased and of separating the diseased cotton. stems, shell etc). contaminated cotton

P.2: Demonstrate methods industry standard processes of separation of foreign material during

picking rather than after picking.

B-3: Place picked P.1: Demonstrate the placement of cotton on K.1: Learning of the benefits of adequate placing of the cotton cotton appropriately appropriate sheet instead of dumping cotton during during picking. during picking picking according to industry standards.

P.2: Explain the probable damages of dumping the cotton during picking.

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B-4: Fill the bag P.1: Minimize wastage in cotton picking. K.1: Have skill of making the cotton filling bags filled with cotton appropriately appropriately according to the capacity of bags. LU-4 Minimise P.1 Fill the bag appropriately by separating diseased

wastage in cotton material K.2: Get skill of the advantages of filling the bags appropriately. picking

P2 Fill the bag according to the capacity

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Module-3: Dry the picked cotton

Overview: These competency standards will ensure that the trainees will have the required knowledge, skill and competency in post-picking precautions and techniques.

Competency Unit Performance Criteria Knowledge Criteria

C-1: Select a clean K.1: Explain the importance of neat and dry place for storing (or and dry place to P1 Identify a clean and dry place for storing the cotton stacking or heaping) picked cotton. unload picked cotton according to standard characteristics of a clean, dry

place K 2: avoid putting the picked cotton under shadows of trees to further avoid the feathers, bits of birds. P.2: Establish precautions to avoid exposure of

children and thus to minimize contaminations.

C-2: Prepare unload P.1: Gather necessary measures for the selection of K.1: Apprehend the importance of the specification of the cotton site dry place. sheet.

P-2 Place cotton sheet on selected dry place K.2: Publicise the measures for appropriate place to put the cotton sheet. P.3: Identify the probable ways and means of mixing

of foreign elements in the seed cotton.

P-4 Establish procedures to control contamination

C-3: Unload bags on P.1: Locate the use of cotton sheet at dry place. K.1: Identify the loaded bags and cotton sheet. cotton sheet

P.2: Investigate cotton bags or opened-vehicle for K.2: Know the procedure of unloading the bags on cotton sheet. transportation to avoid contamination.

P.3 Unload bags according to standard procedures

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C-4: Protect cotton P.1: Explain the use of the weather forecast to K.1: Describe the probable damages of cotton by rain and sand from rain and sand minimize the of damage from rain or sand storm etc storm. storm etc.

P2 Demonstrate appropriate methods of protecting K.2: Describe the various methods for protecting cotton from rain the crop from bad weather and sand storm.

K.3: Explain the usefulness of protected cotton.

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Module-4: Clean picked cotton

Overview: These competency standards will ensure that the trainees will have the knowledge, skill and competency to clean cotton after picking is completed.

Competency Unit Performance Criteria Knowledge Criteria

D-1: Detect non fiber P.1: Select the appropriate time for picking i.e. during K.1: Explain the harms of non fiber contents in cotton. foreign matter sun shine after 10 am, to avoid non fibre and other

contents. K2: Describe common types of non-fibre contents.

P.2 Identify the presence of non-fibre elements.

P.3: Describe the drying of cotton as per standards.

D-2: Separate non- P.1: Identify and separate the non-fibre foreign matter K.1: Explain various methods for removing the different types of fiber foreign matter in cotton non-fibre contents i.e. toffee rappers, shoppers, jutes link,

(Orange, banana shell/chalky). P.2: Ensure the disposal of picked non fibre material

according to standard industry procedures so as to K.2: Identify the probable harms of adulteration of non-fibre avoid remixing. foreign contents in the cotton.

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List of Machinery and equipment

S. No. Description Quantity

01 Cotton sheet 30

02 Cotton bag 30

03 White board 01

04 Student chair & table 30

05 Complete Multi-media system 01

06 Teacher chair 01

07 Rostrum 01

08 Moisture checking device 03

09 First aid box 01

10 Hand Gloves

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11 Scarf

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12 Gowns

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13 Chart showing various parts of cotton plants

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14 Picture of appropriate filled bag

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15 Pictures of dirty cotton and white cotton

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16 Charts for demo of proper place and foreign elements 04

17 Samples of cotton sheet 10

18 Pictures of dry place 05

19 Demo for putting cotton sheet on Chart 02

20 Pictures of loaded cotton bags 05

21 Pictures of cotton sheet 05

22 Demo charts of unloading 05

23 Picture of affected cotton 05

24 Demo charts of safety measures charts 05

25 Picture of non fibre matters 05

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List of consumable supplies

1. Pens

2. Board markers

3. Workbooks

4. Handouts

5. Charts of proper dress & foreign elements

6. Pictures of diseased cotton & white cotton

7. Pictorial expressions of various cotton fields

8. Material used for demonstration.

9. Skin care products for cotton pickers

10. Specimen of cotton bags

11. Samples of yellowish cotton

12. Samples of healthy cotton

13. Picture of cotton field with well groomed crop and damaged crop

14. Sample of different varieties of cotton

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